| Descript |
600 p. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN |
1572592494 |
| Contents |
An introduction to child development: history, themes, and research methods -- Prenatal development, birth, and the newborn period -- Biology and behaviour: genetics, brain development, and physical development -- Theories of cognition development: Piagetian, Core-knowledge, Information processing, and sociocultural -- Infancy: perception, motor development, learning and cognition -- Development of language and symbol use -- Conceptual development -- Intelligence and academic achievement -- Theories of social development: psychoanalytic, learning, social cognition, and ecological -- Emotional development -- Attachment to others and development of self -- The family -- Peer relationships -- Moral development -- Conclusions: integrating current understanding around seven major themes. |
| Subject |
Child development.
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| Add Author |
DeLoache, Judy S.
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Eisenberg, Nancy.
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